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Plot is what happens in your story. Every story needs structure, just as every body needs a skeleton. It is how you 'flesh out and clothe' your structure that makes each story unique.

~Caroline Lawrence

Topics: Body Body Needs Each Every Flesh Happens How Just Makes Needs Out Plot Skeleton Story Structure Unique You Your

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After I had written seventeen full-length mysteries, two volumes of mini-mysteries, a travel guide and some quiz books, not to mention a spin-off Roman Mystery Scrolls series, I thought it was time I moved to new historical pastures.

~Caroline Lawrence

Topics: After Books Guide Had Historical Mention Moved Mysteries Mystery New Quiz Roman Series Seventeen Some Thought Time Travel Two Volumes Written

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I write about times and places I would visit in a time machine, like ancient Rome or the Wild West.

~Caroline Lawrence

Topics: About Ancient Ancient Rome Like Machine Places Rome Time Times Visit West Wild Wild West Would Write I Write

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Like every child growing up in America, I read 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' and 'Huckleberry Finn.' I liked them well enough, but I didn't love them.

~Caroline Lawrence

Topics: Adventures America Child Enough Every Growing Growing Up Huckleberry Finn Like Liked Love Read Them Tom Up Well Well Enough

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Now, if I had an Indian name, it would be 'Stands in Confusion'.

~Caroline Lawrence

Topics: Confusion Had Indian Name Now Stands Would

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I thought it might be fun to set my books in Nevada, which is in the West and still pretty Wild. You can still gamble, carry a loaded pistol, and go into a silver-mine, and they still have saloons with swinging doors, boardwalks, and horses.

~Caroline Lawrence

Topics: Books Carry Doors Fun Gamble Go Horses Loaded Might Nevada Pistol Pretty Set Still Swinging Thought West Which Wild You

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When someone talks about Western films, you probably think of those old black and white cowboy films your granddad likes. But the Western is a wonderful genre because it is usually a story of a lone hero fighting against corruption in a dangerous world.

~Caroline Lawrence

Topics: About Against Because Black Black And White Corruption Cowboy Dangerous Fighting Films Genre Hero Likes Lone Old Someone Story Talks Think Those Western White Wonderful World You Your

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Of the two 'True Grits,' the John Wayne version one is better.

~Caroline Lawrence

Topics: Better John John Wayne True Two Version Wayne

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Aim to write for an hour per day. I used to be a teacher, and an hour a day before school was all it took for me to write my first book. Don't get discouraged if a holiday or illness interrupts your writing habit. Just start it up again.

~Caroline Lawrence

Topics: Again Aim Before Book Day Discouraged First Get Habit Holiday Hour Illness Just Me Per School Start Teacher Took Up Used Write Writing Your

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To create a character who really interests you, try combining aspects of your favourite fictional character with a real person.

~Caroline Lawrence

Topics: Aspects Character Combining Create Favourite Fictional Interests Person Real Real Person Really Try Who You Your

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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